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The sandwich-suitable bagel. Note the vestigial hole. This is a plain bagel. -
Underside. Mmm. Look at that beautiful crust. The bagel shop down the block sure makes a damn fine bagel. -
Sliced in half. Where is the hole?! As you see, the bagel offers a continuous, unbroken surface, for the spreading of cream cheese or any other filling. -
Today, however, we are not using cream cheese. This is Столичная колбаса [Stolichnaya kolbasa]—a Russian salami. -
Extra-sharp cheddar. -
Sliced hardboiled egg. -
Dijon mustard. -
The bagel sandwich is complete! But is it ready for eating? No! It must be cut in half. -
How to cut it in half, without some of the sandwich falling out all over the place?! -
Wrap it up real good. (This is heavy-duty aluminum foil.) -
Then, cut. Unwrap, and eat! Delicious!
